MEMORIAL-WARREN B. COOPER JR.

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SR0699
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
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to learn of the death of Warren Bell Cooper Jr., who passed
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away on January 10, 2026; and

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WHEREAS, Warren Cooper was born in Chicago to Warren Bell
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Cooper Sr. and Sylvia Irene Rimmer in 1953; he grew up working
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in his father's construction company and attended Arizona
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State University on a football scholarship, where he received
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his undergraduate degree in business administration and
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completed work towards a master's degree in the same subject;
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he attended the Saint Louis University School of Law from 1976
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to 1978; and

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WHEREAS, Warren Cooper joined the Federal Aviation
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Administration as an air traffic control specialist at O'Hare
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International Airport in 1980, the first African American
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controller certified for O'Hare; he served as an air traffic
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control specialist from 1980 to 1983 and then as an air traffic
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control supervisor from 1983 to 1992, earning the FAA's
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Exceptional Employee Award; and

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WHEREAS, Warren Cooper founded ACCU-Lab Medical Testing,
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Inc. in 1993, establishing the nation's first and only wholly
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Black-owned forensic drug testing laboratory, which he built

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into a nationally respected provider of forensic drug testing
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services and was the preferred provider of forensic drug
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testing for the Cook County Adult Probation program for many
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years; he operated ACCU-Lab until 2019 when he closed the
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laboratory and devoted himself to his condominium association
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board that he served since 2011 as a director and later as vice
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president; his sharp business and financial acumen earned him
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the nickname "Mr. 1700" because his oversight and careful
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review of board-proposed purchases saved owners hundreds of
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thousands of dollars; and

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WHEREAS, Warren Cooper was a vocal crusader for educating
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individuals on drug testing laws; he frequently consulted on
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drug testing issues and co-authored a chapter on measuring
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marijuana's effects that is included in the Colorado,
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Michigan, and Wisconsin editions of Medicolegal Aspects of
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Marijuana; he testified before Congress about federal
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guidelines that effectively barred minority-owned laboratories
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from obtaining SAMHSA certification required by DOT-regulated
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industries; and

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WHEREAS, Warren Cooper's interests covered a variety of
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sports and civic activities; he was an early participant in
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Real Men Cook, which began as a fundraiser for South Side YMCA;
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some of his passions included horse racing, golf, travel,
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baking, and remaining abreast of political goings; he counted

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among his many friends a governor, state and county
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legislators, an attorney general, a former president, and
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business leaders across the country; he owned and raced two
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horses, Ms. PreNup and Dunkerd I.D.; an avid golfer, he played
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on courses across the Caribbean and was especially fond of St.
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Kitts, where he had planned to retire; he scored a hole in one
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in 2016; Las Vegas was a favorite domestic destination; he was
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a long-time member of Destined to Win Christian Ministries
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Church, where he served as treasurer; and

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WHEREAS, Warren Cooper's public service earned
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recognition, including selection to Who's Who in Executives
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and Professionals, the Ground Breaker Award from the
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Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce, a Minority Business
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Opportunity Council Appreciation Award, and the Minority New
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Innovative Business Award from Minority Enterprise
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Development; his advocacy on behalf of consumers won him an
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award for Distinguished Humanitarian Effort from the Midwest
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Community Council; and

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WHEREAS, Warren Cooper was preceded in death by his
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parents; his stepfather, Henry Burks; and his two brothers,
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Dr. Lavont Cooper and Ronald Burks; and

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WHEREAS, Warren Cooper is survived by his wife, Vickie
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Holmes Cooper; his mother, Sylvia Burks; his sister, Deborah

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Cooper; Vickie's children, Nicholas (Latonya) Holmes, Clarence
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(Bernadette) Pullins, and Naomi (Kenielle) Pullins, Grands
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Nicholas Holmes Jr., Nashawn Holmes, Tacarl and Taliyah
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Jackson, Amani and Amina Washington, and Brooklyn Pullins; his
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uncle, Hubert Burks; his cousins, Gaidi, Beano, Phillip,
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Peter, and Angela Burks, Marvin and Barry Robinson, David,
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Laurie, and Karen Housma, Sheila and Robert Ciralsky, Joshua
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and Jonah Cooper, and David and Daniel Ross; his
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sisters-in-law, Darlette McAlpin, Jamelle (Kyron) St. Clair,
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Tracye (Francis) Fofie, Nadia Campbell, and Linda Hudson;
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Jerry (Angela) Fletcher Holmes Jr.; and his best friends and
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golfing buddies, Nicholas Lammers, Al Randall, and Joe Banks;
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therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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Warren Bell Cooper Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to
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his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
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further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of Warren Cooper as a symbol of our
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respect and esteem.

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